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Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki A renewed hostility claimed the lives of two persons and destroyed property worth millions of naira in lkachi village, Akparata, Effium in Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. It was learnt that those killed were beheaded while seven people were kidnapped and five houses were completely burnt down. President General of Effium community, Dr James Agena, claimed the attackers, suspected to be Ezza warriors, struck the village in the early morning of Sunday. His claims on the Identity of the attackers could not be independently verified. His statement reads: “I write to put you on…
Ugo Nosiri, Owerri Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma, has extended his heartfelt condolences to the families of those involved in the fatal motor accident that occurred at IMSU Junction, along Okigwe road, Owerri, the state capital. The accident which occurred on Saturday evening, involving a Mack Truck and four mini busses, claimed the lives of six people while many others sustained injuries. According to a statement by the police spokesperson in Imo State, Henry Okoye, the driver of the Mack Truck with Reg No: KWL 857 YE, heading towards IMSU Junction from Orji, along Okigwe road, allegedly lost control…
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu “In the general course of human nature, a power over a man’s subsistence amounts to a power over his will.” Alexander Hamilton, Federalist, No. 79, cited in O’Donoghue v. US, Id., 531 at 516 Nearly one year before he eventually prevailed in the legal contest over the destination of the governorship election which occurred in Ekiti State in 2007, on 20 November 2009, Kayode Fayemi addressed the 52nd Annual Conference of the African Studies Association in New Orleans, in the state of Louisiana, United States of America, to offer some reflections on ten years of the return to elective government…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu Enugu State is set to host the maiden National Council on Sports technical conference scheduled from Monday May 20-22, 2024 in Enugu. The Commissioner for Youth and Sports in Enugu State, Barrister Lloyd Ekweremadu, disclosed this in a statement made available to Ikengaonline on Sunday in Enugu. Ekweremadu thanked Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State for approving to host the National Delegate Conference. According to him: “Enugu State government and the good people of Enugu State welcome President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Owan Enoh, and participants to the 1st national council…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Operatives of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Anambra State Commands have rescued a young victim of underaged employment and domestic abuse in Abagana, Njikoka Local Government Area of the State. The intervention on Friday was prompted by a viral video depicting the child’s maltreatment. The victim, a 10-year-old pupil of Peter Maris Primary School in Ifitedunu, was found with grievous injuries inflicted by her employer. Mrs. Judith Ibadin, the State Coordinator of NAPTIP Anambra State Command, who led the rescue operation,…
Ugo Nosiri, Owerri It was a black Saturday in Owerri, the Imo State capital, when a tipper rammed into three mini buses at Imo State University IMSU junction killing more than 20 persons. According to an eye witness, the tipper lost control at the Orji flyover, but continued to IMSU junction where it rammed into three mini buses resulting in multiple casualties and deaths. Some of the victims of the accident have been taken to the Federal University of Technology Teaching Hospital Owerri (FUTHO) for treatment as at the time of this report, while bodies of those who were confirmed…
Our Reporter, Abuja Leading non-governmental organisations in the fight against corruption, Africa Centre for Information and Media Literacy, AFRICMIL; and Progressive Impact Organisation for Community Development, PRIMORG, have asked journalists to embrace the culture of whistleblowing and the protection of whistleblowers seeing that the work they do is similar to those of whistleblowers, which is bringing power to account. The Coordinator of AFRICMIL, Dr Chido Onumah, said this on Thursday in Abuja during a training programme organised for Journalists as part of the advocacy for whistleblowing policy of the Federal Government through the Corruption Anonymous (CORA) project of AFRICMIL supported by the…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Abia State Governor, Dr Alex Otti has condoled with the Nigeria Army over the killing of a soldier in Aba. The Governor who condemned the incident urged members of the public to assist in the efforts to fish out those behind the heinous crime. One soldier was reportedly killed and another wounded when hoodlums attacked them at the Milverton area of Aba, Friday evening. It is not yet clear what led to the attack. The incident, according to the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Homeland Security, Mr. Chukwunenye Alajemba, left a soldier dead and another…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Enugu State says it has begun the construction of the proposed innovative and scientifically driven Smart City in the state with no fewer than 22,000 structures. The Enugu State Commissioner for Science and Technology, Prince Lawrence Eze, disclosed this in an interview with Journalists in Enugu. He said the smart city would be driven by innovation and technology, adding that everything about the city would be carried out by the state Ministry of Science and Technology. “Everything that needs to make life better technology-wise, is going to be found in that city and this ministry…
By Press Statement Media Rights Agenda (MRA), today condemned recent acts of harassment and intimidation of journalists and media organizations by the Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre (NPF-NCC) over their reporting and called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to take urgent measures to safeguard media freedom and terminate the abuse of the Police and the Cybercrimes Act by powerful political figures and rich individuals to hound journalists performing their constitutional duties. Citing a police invitation to Mr. Nurudeen Yahaya Akewushola, a reporter with the International Centre for Investigative Reporting (ICIR), and the organization’s “Managing Directors” over a purported investigation…